Parable About God's Patience

Parable About God's Patience: Wheat & Weeds by Jennifer Tolbert

Parable About God's Patience by Jennifer Tolbert

Jesus used parables to teach the people about important things He wanted them to know about God and His kingdom. One of the parables he told about a fig tree to help his followers understand that God is very patient. 

1. A parable is a story about an everyday example that teaches a spiritual truth. 
2. Jesus taught us how to live to please God. 
​3. Jesus wants us to understand how much God loves us.  

Memory Verse

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
​-I John 4:7

Songs

Books of the New Testament
This Little Light of Mine
​Read Your Bible And Pray Everyday
Be Patient
From the Rising of the Sun

Story

Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time
 
Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1. Bring Figs or Fig Cookies. Introduce the idea of a fig tree and how Jesus used plants and farming to help the people understand. Many of the people were farmers, so using the idea of plants is something they could connect to. 

​2. ASK: What is the difference between a plant and a weed? Discuss the idea of weeds. 

Story: Jesus wanted his followers to understand how patient God is and how long he is willing to wait
 
READ the story of The Useless Tree,  and/or the Parable of The Wheat and Weeds or tell them the story. 
EMPHASIZE that:

• Jesus wanted us to know how to please God. 
• Jesus teaches us how much God loves us. 
• Jesus teaches us using parables. 

Visual Aids

Free Printable: The Barren Fig Tree

God is...

Connect the Story back to God and his character. Explain how this story fits into God's overall story. ​

Activities

Parable of the Wheat Craft by Oriental Trading

Parable of the Wheat and the Tares